You can't outwork a bad strategy. Most people think effort is enough. It's not. If you're running in the wrong direction, running faster doesn't help. It just gets you lost quicker. You need to stop. Assess. And make sure you're moving toward something that actually matters. Strategy isn't complicated. It's clarity. It's knowing what you're building and why. It's understanding what moves the needle and what's just noise. It's having the discipline to focus on the few things that matter and ignore everything else. Most people skip this part. They just start running. And they wonder why they're exhausted and still stuck. Work hard. But work smart. Know where you're going. Know what success looks like. Know what you're optimizing for. Because effort without direction is just motion. And motion without progress is just wasted time.